Over 1.8 Million British Citizens have signed the petition calling for US President Donald Trump to be banned from to the UK for an official State Visit. Constituencies with the most signatures were in London, apart from Bristol West and Brighton Pavilion. Over 10 thousand of those signatures have been from Hackney residents, making it the borough with the highest percentage of citizens who have signed the petition per capita. At 14.16 and 13.31% respectively, Hackney South and Shoreditch, and Hackney North and Stoke Newington have the highest proportions of signatories in the country. Islington North is one of the top boroughs with the highest percentage of signatories with 5.2%.
On the other hand, some local residents of Hackney are claiming that there is too much attention being taken by an issue that is essentially American, and that local problems, such as poverty, are being neglected.Tune in to City News at 3.30 to hear what Hackney Councillor’s response to these claims.
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Over 1.8 Million British Citizens have signed the petition calling for US President Donald Trump to be banned from to the UK for an official State Visit. Constituencies with the most signatures were in London, apart from Bristol West and Brighton Pavilion. Over 10 thousand of those signatures have been from Hackney residents, making it the borough with the highest percentage of citizens who have signed the petition per capita. At 14.16 and 13.31% respectively, Hackney South and Shoreditch, and Hackney North and Stoke Newington have the highest proportions of signatories in the country. Islington North is one of the top boroughs with the highest percentage of signatories with 5.2%.
On the other hand, some local residents of Hackney are claiming that there is too much attention being taken by an issue that is essentially American, and that local problems, such as poverty, are being neglected.Tune in to City News at 3.30 to hear what Hackney Councillor’s response to these claims.
